Al-Dhafra asserted their strength and achieved a well-deserved victory with an entertaining performance, defeating Al-Khaleej 3-0 in the match that took place this Saturday evening at Hamdan bin Zayed Stadium as part of the seventh round of the ADNOC Pro League. The match was attended by over 1,400 spectators, exceeding a quarter of the stadium's capacity of 5,167 seats, which opened in 2006. 'The Western Knight' presented a convincing performance throughout both halves of the match, showing clear superiority in terms of attacking organization and the density of attempts, as their players took 13 shots, 8 of which were on target, compared to only 8 shots by their opponent Al-Khaleej, one of which was on goal. This victory was Al-Dhafra's first in the last 7 matches between the two sides in the competition, and the seventh in their historical series of 17 encounters against Al-Khaleej, compared to 8 victories for the visitors, while two matches ended in a draw. Al-Dhafra also became the top scorer in these encounters with 24 goals, compared to 22 for Al-Khaleej. Al-Dhafra's first goal came from an 'own goal' after a ball hit player Muhammad Sarfash and found the net in the 18th minute. Muhammad Al-Khalwi then added the second goal in the 72nd minute, while substitute Abdurrahman Sosi completed the hat-trick for the home team in the 79th minute, securing a big victory. With this win, Al-Dhafra's points total increased to 12 from four wins and two losses, while 'The Tigers' points total froze at 11.
